115 Infantry Fundamentals Flashcards
What is the mission of the MARDIV.
Execute amphibious assault operations and such other operations as may be directed.
What consists or the MARDIV
3 infantry reg, 1 artillery reg, 1 HQ battalion, 1 tank battalion, 1 light armored recon, 1 combat engineer bat, 1 assault amphibian bat
What is the primary mission of the HQ bat.
Exercise command, control, and administrative of the MARDIV.
H&S company
Provides command, admin, and security function as well as organic supply for the HQ BAT
The recon company
Provides ground recon and surveillance in support of the div.
The MP company
Provides route recon, evac, and control of enemy POWs.
Comms Company
Installs, operates, and maintains comm facilities
Truck company
General support for Motor T
What does the HQ BAT consist of.
3 division direct support team, H&S company, division HQ, comms company, MP company, Truck company, special security command team, division band, recon company.
Primary mission of the infantry reg
Locate,close with, and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver or to repel his assault by fire and close combat.
What consists of an infantry reg
HQ company, 3 infantry battalions
HQ company infantry reg consists of
Reg HQ, Comms section, Recon plt, motor T section, company HQ
Reg HQ consists of
S1, S2, S3, S4 , command section, med section, chaplain section
Comms section consists of
Platoon HQ, electronics maintenance section, radio section, Comms center section, wire section, tactical air control party, tow maintenance section
Company HQ consists of
Mess section, motor T, supply section, HQ section.
Primary mission of the infantry bat.
Locate close with and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver or to repel his assault by fire and close combat.
What does the infantry battalion consist of
3 rifle company, 1 weapons company, 1 H&S company
H&S infantry battalion consists of
Company HQ, BLT HQ, Comms platoon, chaps section, service plt, med plt.
BLT HQ consists of
S1,S2,S3,S4
Comms PLT consists of
Wire section, platoon HQ, radio section, TACP section, Motor support section.
Service PLT consists of
Supply section, PLT HQ, Mess section, Transportation section, Armor section.
Weapons company consists of
Company HQ, Mortar PLT , anti armor PLT, heavy machine gun PLT
Mortar PLT consists of
Platoon HQ, 2 fire direction center, 2 81mm mortar sections, 4 81mm mortar squads
Anti armor PLT consist of
TOW section, PLT HQ, 4 TOW squads, Dragon section.
Heavy machine gun PLT consist of
Platoon Hq , 3 heavy machine gun sections 2 heavy machine gun squads in each section
Rifle company consists of
Company HQ, 3 rifle PLTS, 1 weapons PLT
Rifle PLT consists of
Platoon HQ, 3 rifle squads with 3 fire teams per squad.
Weapons PLT consist of
PLT HQ, machine gun section with 3 machine gun squads per section, a mortar section with 3 mortar squads, assault section with 3 assault squads
Within the rifle company discuss the weapon distribution
Fireteam leader carries an M16A4 or M4 with M203 grenade launcher attached, squad automatic rifleman Carries the M249
The mortar PLT had what weaponry
8 M252 81mm mortars
The anti armor PLT has what weaponry
12 M46 Dragoons and 8 TOW
The machine gun PLT has what kind of weaponry.
6 M2 .50 cal machine guns and MK19 40mm grenade machine guns
What is the mission of the rifle squad
Locate close with and destroy enemy by fire and maneuver or repel his assault by fire and close combat.
The three fire positions
A primary fighting position, secondary fighting position, supplementary fire position.
What is a primary fire position
Best available where the assigned sector can be covered
8 guidelines for clearing fields of fire
1 don’t disclose location by excessive or careless clearing
2 leave thin natural screen to hide position
3 remove lower branches or whole trees
4 clear narrow lane of fire in heavily wooded area
5 demolish buildings or walls if practical
6 extreme care by fire team leader
Acronym FPF
Final protective fires - final attempt to stop enemy before he reaches platoons position.
5 types of patrols
Raid, contact, economy of force, ambush, security
Checkpoint is
Predetermined points used as means of controlling movement
Rally point is
Easily identifiable point
2 types of rally point
Intitial , en route
